Schools

The February Above The Line theme was “Empathy.” The Grand Avenue students below received awards on Friday, February 17th from their classroom teacher or staff who felt that they are an empathetic individual. Congratulations to these students! Bottom row, left to right: Dalton Slaney, Pria Steinmetz, Poppi Eckstein, Abby Vande Hey, Jack Franciskovich, Sullivan Osgood, Scarlett Breunig, Walter Olson, Kenzi Snider, Nash Krumenauer. Second row, left to right: Paige Myers, Henry Homar, Drew Price, Kellen Dutton, Briggs Ludowitz, Makenzy Wilke, Chloe Maly, Ellie Nelson, Nellie Kaderavek. Third row, left to right: Teagan Quinn, Emma Lombard, Olivia Naggs, Odin Stephens, Skyler Yngsdal, Kohl Johnson, Easton, Karly Kepler, Josie Kinney. Top row, left to right: Daneya Rowe-Smith, Cooper Rennicke, August Scott, Harper Lenerz, Mila Rahman, Stephanie Baker. Not pictured: Bryce Jacobs and Keira Breunig.

Congratulations to the Merrimac Community School students who competed in the CATAG (Central Wisconsin Talented and Gifted consortium) Spelling Bee in Portage. Merrimac’s own Charlotte was the Spelling Bee Champion.

Bridges students in Ms. Volp’s and Ms. Wieczorek’s 1st grade classrooms wrapped up their unit on space by preparing for takeoff in space shuttles they built! It’s a fun way to learn about space and inspire future aeronautical engineers. Students built their own Space Shuttles and even received their very own shuttle license.

Merrimac Community School students counted trout as they were transferred into the school tank. Until their release in May, students will learn about and care for these rainbow trout, including the life cycle, anatomy, and natural habitat as part of the place-based project that will connect students to the local trout stream. This is the 8th year for the Trout in the Classroom project at Merrimac.

Some Kindergarten classes at Bridges voted to have Fort Day as their BEE (Bridges Everyday Expectations) reward. Students had a blanket for quiet time and then built forts during play time. The students had earned 100 BEE tickets for making great behavior choices at school and thus were able to choose a BEE reward. What a fun, and creative time for the students. Thanks teachers for letting your classrooms temporarily become a fort.

Although it was finished in time for school in the fall, there was a lot of behind-the-scenes work to be done on the new elementary addition to the Wisconsin Heights single campus building. The time was worth the effort, however, as work comes to a close on the building. The insides of the elementary wing are colorful and feature local history on the walls. It’s a great setting for little minds.